Definition
A long bridge-like structure carrying a road or railway across a valley or other low ground. A structure that leads a pathway across an obstacle.
Etymology
From Latin 'via' (road, way) + 'ductus' (led, conducted, from 'ducere'). This compound was created in English in the early 19th century, modeled on 'aqueduct,' to describe structures that lead roads or railways across gaps in terrain.
Kelly Says
A 'viaduct' is literally a 'way-leader' — it leads roads across valleys just like an aqueduct leads water! Both words follow the same Latin pattern: what's being led + 'duct.' It's amazing how this ancient root helps us name modern engineering marvels.
Translations
ARالعربية
جسر مرفع
jisr-mur-fa
BNবাংলা
ভিয়াডাক্ট
bi-ya-duk-t
CACatalà
viaducte
bi-a-duk-te
CSČeština
viadukt
vʲadukt
DEDeutsch
Viadukt
viˈaːdʊkt
ELΕλληνικά
βιάντος
vi-an-tos
ESEspañol
viaducto
bi-a-duk-to
FISuomi
maantie silta
maan-tie-sil-ta
FRFrançais
viaduc
vja.dyk
GUGU
વિયાડક્ટ
vi-ya-duk-t
HEעברית
גשר עילי
ge-sher-i-li
HIहिन्दी
वiaduct
vi-a-duk-t
HUMagyar
viadukt
vi-a-duk-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
viaduk
vi-a-duk
ITItaliano
viadotto
vjaˈdɔtto
KMKM
ស្ពានខ្ពស់
spaen-khpoh
MRMR
वियाडक्ट
vi-ya-duk-t
MSBahasa Melayu
viaduk
vi-a-duk
MYမြန်မာ
တည်းခုံကြီး
teik-hkun-kyi
NLNederlands
viaduct
viˈaːdʊkt
NONorsk
viadukt
viˈaːdʊkt
PTPortuguês
viaduto
vi-a-du-to
RORomână
viaduct
vi-a-duk-t
RUРусский
виадук
vʲɪaˈduk
SVSvenska
viadukt
viˈaːdʊkt
SWKiswahili
daraja la juu
da-ra-ja-la-juu
TAதமிழ்
உயர்த்திய பாலம்
uyar-thi-ya-pa-lam
TEతెలుగు
వియాడక్ట్
vi-ya-duk-t
THไทย
สะพานคู่
sa-phan-khu
TRTürkçe
viyadük
vi-ya-duk
UKУкраїнська
віадук
vʲɪaˈduk
VITiếng Việt
cầu vượt
kau-vuot
ZUZU
iviyadukti
i-vi-ya-duk-ti